Hi Al,
Thank you for the nomination. I have plans to be in Tunis.
Greetings also to the Asian who are at the Prepcom.
best,
Chat
At 03:40 PM 9/28/2005, you wrote:
>Dear Izumi, and other Asian colleagues in Geneva
>
>Glad that you are finding time to meet--you, with Parminder, Partha, Reza,
>Norbert, etc. I hope.
>
>I know it is very difficult to get any contributions now from this
>list--it has
>been this way for the past several months so I think we are not surprised that
>there is a low level of response, for various reasons.
>Still, I sympathize with your struggles with the deadline. Can I just say
>that I
>have trust in your group to decide what is best given the circumstances.
>
>As to formal nominations, although I am reluctant because these are made
>without
>any time to consult the actual nominees themselves!--for them to agree or not,
>or if they are actually planning to attend the Tunis Summit or not.-- I am
>submitting three names. (I am coppying the nominees, although I assume
>they are
>members of this list as well.) Here is my humble contribution to come up
>with a
>few names from Asia, with the "motivation"statement, and whatever background I
>can get on short notice. (short profiles below)
>
>1. *Ma. Victoria Cabrera-Balleza (Philippines)
>
>2. *Concepcion Garcia-Ramilo (Philippines)
>
>I am nominating either or both of them as possible speaker to the appropriate
>RTDs where gender should be most strategically discussed: e.g., Harnessing ICT
>towards the MDGs; Access to information and social inclusion; empowering
>citizens.
>
>3. *I would also like to nominate Izumi Aizu (Japan), because of his active
>commitment to the WSIS process and Civil Society inclusion, as well as his
>particular expertise in Internet Governance.
>(and because he may be too modest to nominate himself. :-)
>
>I am nominating him to be also in an appoprirate RTD, which he may decide
>himself :-)
>
>
>I will also be supportive if we submit other names for consideration:
>- Partha Pratim Sarker (Bangladesh) - Bytes for All - we need a South
>Asian rep
>- Myoung Jun Kim (Korea) - MediAct/Jinbonet -
>- someone from Pacific Islands (ask UNDP?)
>
>Here are some of the profiles I got:
>=========
>1. Ma. Victoria Cabrera-Balleza
>Vice President for the Women's International Network
>World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
>
>Mavic Cabrera-Balleza is a leader in Gender-related initiatives in Media and
>Communications, with a strong bias for community media. She was for a long
>time
>the Manager of Isis International-Manila's Media, Information, and
>Communication
>Services Programme. She was also coordinator of Isis-Manila's Regional and
>Global Women's Media Team Project and Convenor of the Asia-Pacific Dialogue on
>Media Codes of Conduct. She has also conducted a number of journalism
>workshops
>for students, peasants and peasant advocates, and trade unionists. She also
>served as Chairperson of the Program Committee on Partnerships, Information
>Dissemination and Communications of the Working Group on Gender Issues of the
>International Telecommunication Union. Mavic is also a member of the Our Media
>Network and the Asian Communication Network. Currently, Mavic, who is a
>Philippine citizen, works with the International Women's Tribune Center (IWTC)
>based in New York.
>
>2. CONCEPCION GARCIA-RAMILO
>Global Coordinator, Womens' Networking Support Programme
>Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
>
>Chat Garcia Ramilo has been specializing in gender, information and
>communication technology and women's electronic networking for the last
>nine years. She has recently been appointed as the Global Coordinator of the
>Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support
>Programme.
>For the three years prior to this, she managed APC WNSP's groundbreaking
>Gender
>Evaluation Methodology (GEM) project. She has presented various papers and
>been
>trainer/resource person in many workshops and similar forums, both in Asia and
>globally. She is also the President of Womens'Hub, a collective of women ICT
>practitioners working with communities in the Philippines.
>
>3. Mr. Izumi Aizu
>
>Mr. Aizu started Institute for Networking Design in 1986, promoted the use of
>personal computer networking to communities and corporations, facilitated
>international interactions among networkers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He
>joined GLOCOM (Center for Global Communications) at International
>University of
>Japan in 1991 and promoted Internet in Japan. In 1993, Mr. Aizu joined
>Institute
>for HyperNetwork Society, a newly established research unit in Oita prefecture
>to further explore the potential of community networking. In 1997, he moved to
>Malaysia where he started Asia Network Research to help develop the
>Internet in
>Asia. From 1998 to 2000, he served as Secretary General of Asia & Pacific
>Internet Association (APIA) to promote voices from Asia to the global Internet
>community. In 2000, he moved ANR office to Tokyo and continues the research
>works with main focus on global development of the Network Society, with
>strong
>interest in social challenges including economic, cultural, legal and human
>issues. He is on the G8 Digital Opportunity Task(DOT) Force representing NPO
>from Japan under Prof. Kumon of GLOCOM. He was instrumental in the
>regional and
>thematic WSIS conferences held in Japan in 2003 and 2005. Izumi is an active
>member of the Civil Society Internet Goverannce Caucus and the Asia Caucus in
>WSIS.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Izumi AIZU <aizu@anr.org>
>To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:49 PM
>Subject: [communication 1395] [Final Reminder] Need more info for Speaker
>nomination
>
>
> > This is the FINAL Reminder.
> >
> > We need to decide within a few hours, and you need to send
> > the following now. You need the "short motivation" statement,
> > not just names and organizations.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > izumi
> >
> > -----------------
> >
> > For those who like to nominate speakers to Tunis Summit,
> >
> > Could you quickly write the "short motivation" as well as
> > which speaking slot you want to join.
> >
> > Together with short bio/description of the speaker.
> >
> > WITHIN 8 hours or less. We need to send the info
> > to the CS sec by noon, tomorrow, here in Geneva time.
> >
> > izumi
> >
> >
> >
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